Social Enterprise Conference at Harvard

The Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) is a student-run conference hosted at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. 

This year’s theme is “Reimagining Our Future Together” – confronting paradigm-shifting challenges from the breakdown of development assistance to the explosion of artificial intelligence, the world of social enterprise finds itself at a crucible moment. At SECON 2026, we hope to explore mechanisms for driving impact in an uncertain world and look to inspiring examples of leadership to collaboratively reimagine a more just future.

The conference is co-hosted by students at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, with day 1 held at Harvard Kennedy School and day 2 at Harvard Business School.

Our programming will include keynote addresses and fireside chats with inspiring leaders from around the world, a documentary screening, and a workshop on resilience for social impact leaders. Thirteen panels will cover critical topics such as:

• The Breakdown of Development Assistance

• Artificial Intelligence for Social Good

• Health Impacts of Climate Change

• Information Ecosystems and Democracy

• Impact Investing and Innovative Finance

• Social Innovation within Corporations

• Digital Public Infrastructure

• Blended Finance and Catalytic Capital 

• Building a Workforce for the Future

• Social Entrepreneurship in the Global South

• Localized Solutions and Community Resilience

• The Future of Philanthropy

• The Evolving Social Contract

Tickets include light refreshments on day 1, and breakfast, lunch, and light refreshments on day 2.